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EP 1188613 B1 20030625 - Loading tailgate

Title (en)

Loading tailgate

Title (de)

Hubladebühne

Title (fr)

Hayon élévateur

Publication

EP 1188613 B1 20030625 (DE)

Application

EP 00120452 A 20000919

Priority

EP 00120452 A 20000919

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1188613A1] The platform (1) has at least one parallelogram-form lifting and angling carrier unit (2) for the platform (3). The lower connecting rod (6) is pivoted to a fixing element (4) on the carrier unit and to the platform. Each fixing element has several pre-formed fixing positions (11, 14, 15) so that the carrier unit can be attached to different parallelograms.

IPC 1-7

B60P 1/44

IPC 8 full level

B60P 1/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60P 1/4414 (2013.01); B60P 1/4485 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1188613 A1 20020320; EP 1188613 B1 20030625; DE 50002660 D1 20030731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00120452 A 20000919; DE 50002660 T 20000919